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Professor Pettman was a generous and long-standing supporter of the Company, in particular funding the ground-breaking Pettman DARE Scholarship programme in partnership with the University of Leeds.
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With the new round of National Portfolio Organisation funding announced this week, Opera North is delighted to continue its bold and adventurous programme of work, reaching and developing new audiences across the north and beyond.
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This past weekend, we took our production of Britten's Billy Budd in a brand new concert staging to the concert hall at Snape Maltings to close this year's Aldeburgh Festival. Here is a selection of audience reactions and cast, chorus and orchestra ... Read More

Evening concerts from the Orchestra of Opera North and lunchtime organ recitals return to Huddersfield Town Hall, lunchtime chamber concerts are back at Dewsbury, and there's a glittering festive programme to light up both venues.
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Opera North's recent performances of Wagner's Ring cycle swept the board at the RPS Awards last night winning the Opera and Music Theatre category, with Richard Farnes also collectiong the Conductor award.
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Box Office opening times for over the phone and counter sales during the holiday period for Leeds Grand Theatre and the Howard Assembly Room. Online booking is available throughout the holiday period, 24/7.
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Community groups and schools can look forward to enjoying a condensed version of Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel over the next few months, as Opera North takes its Whistle Stop version on tour across the North.
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Our brand new, ballroom dance-inspired production of Rossini's Cinderella (La Cenerentola) is now open! Read some of what our audiences have been saying so far on social media, and see some production photos.
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Our first ever production of Rimsky-Korsakov's enchanting opera The Snow Maiden has opened. Here is a selection of opening night audience tweets, Facebook comments and some production photos...
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